Yankalilla Regional News May 2023 Issue

ADFAS Fleurieu: Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society of the Fleurieu .

Arts public talk on the Story of The Crystal Palace

The Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Fleurieu (ADFAS Fleurieu) will present a public talk in Victor Harbor on 22 May 2023 by Ian Gledhill.

Ian is an engineer with a love of history and architecture. He is a lecturer for The Arts Society in the UK.

His talk entitled The Story of the Crystal Palace will be given at 10.30am at the Gospel Centre, 2 George Main Road, Victor Harbor.

Ian looks at how the Crystal Palace in London, built for the Great Exhibition in 1851, became a masterpiece in iron and glass and will talk about the genius behind its design and construction.

Price of entry for non ADFAS members is $30 payable at the door. Morning tea is included.

ADFAS Fleurieu is one of 36 ADFAS societies across Australia that present speakers on topics ranging from art, architecture, garden and landscape design to jewellery, music and much more. Membership enquiries to fleurieu@adfas.org.au

We were honoured to have Paddy O’Toole as our guest speaker at our April meeting. Paddy is the Chair of the Willunga Branch of the National Trust of South Australia and she spoke to us about some of the characters who served as Mounted Policeman at Willunga commencing from early colonial days of 1839. These chaps could well have been attracted to this profession by the thought of finding ‘stable’ employment! Paddy also told us about a bank robbery that occurred in Yankalilla in March 1886. Considered to be an ‘inside job’, the branch manager was committed for trial over embezzlement but was subsequently acquitted of the offence. One can only imagine that the event would have sent tongues wagging and provided an element of excitement in the district in those days.

Staying on the themes of Willunga and local history, some members of our group will be visiting for a tour of the Old Willunga Courthouse on Thursday 20 April 2023. Some interesting stories no doubt to be

told about past hearings that were conducted within the walls of the old building.

Our club is again honoured to have Ian Olver AM as our Guest Speaker at our Tuesday 2 May 2023 meeting. Ian is an oncologist, cancer researcher, and the former CEO of the Cancer Research Council of Australia. He will be talking to us about recent advances in cancer research.

So, if you are retired and interested in joining our group, then please give it a thought. We meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 10am at the RSL Hall (situated 18 Main South Road, Normanville).

To find out more contact Bruce: 0412 474 421, OR Neil: 0452 341 145

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Hello Readers, Happy Mother’s Day to those it applies to and a cheerful g’day to everyone else! History Festival month is upon us. The Yankalilla Historical Society have a number of local events to indulge in. Bungala House is one local attraction that will be part of the Festival.

As mentioned last month, Cr Davina Quirke is convening a meeting of interested people to investigate the possibility of a ‘dog park’ in the area. See the note at the end of this editorial. The establishment of a ‘dog park’ would have many positive impacts for our community, not only for dog owners but for the greater good of the whole community. Funding? Well, the DCY’s lack of funds may scuttle the project but there may be other options and sources. We will find out and keep you informed.

That may be the end of the good news as the DCY has now released the budget for public scrutiny. The increase in rates could be around the 7.5% mark if the budget is adopted. Now is the time to have a say in what the budget consists of. The Elected Members need to have the public say what they can and can’t do without. In fact, they are expecting to have many comments to delve into, so don’t disappoint them. The best forum would be to go on the Your Say website. If you don’t do the internet thingy then you can always write a letter to your favourite Elected Member. The staff at the Council offices will be happy to help you out if

Next Issue: June 2023

Deadline: 15th May 2023

you are not sure. There will be public consultation sessions coming too, so look out for them.

Many in our community will have grown tired over the last few years of having their comments and constructive criticisms, at best ignored and at worst, turned against them. The new Council say they would like to be transparent and listen to everyone. Now is the time to see if they are good to their word. So, write your letters, attend the sessions and keep them accountable - don’t let them off the hook!

Until next issue...

Cheers,

Paul Jelfs - Editor

Do you want a Yankalilla dog park?

A meeting will be held at 1pm on the 10th of May 2023, at the council chambers to form a community group to investigate the community interest in a dog park in the Yankalilla area. Contact Davina Quirke on 0423 008 993 for more information.

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A New Year, A New Committee

Members had the pleasure of two meetings in March! The usual General Meeting for the month, and the Annual General Meeting for 2023.

Our outgoing President, Glenda, gave a very interesting presentation about working with the NHS in the UK and also produced a wonderful slideshow of images from our past Club activities. How the years roll on!

We welcomed a new member, Joan Cruise, which is a joy to do. Like many Clubs and Associations, ours is seeing a bit of a stalemate in member numbers. To be sure, our members enjoy all the benefits of being in Probus, not the least of which is getting to know your own community. Some wonderful people put their hands up to work on our committee and we are grateful to them all.

It is exciting to welcome Sue Field as our new President. A lovely lady who will bring her own style to the job this year, supported by her capable committee. We are off to luncheons around the Fleurieu in April and May and have some interesting and informative speakers lined up for our general meetings. Please visit us at a future meeting (the May

meeting is on the 24th) or contact the Publicity Officer, details listed below, to find out about Fun, Friendship and Fellowship with Probus.

Lorraine

Felix – Publicity Officer 0409 099 867

Glenda (L) hands over the President’s collar to Sue; Glenda welcomes Joan!

Yankalilla Ladies Probus Club Inc.

The Club had an extra busy April, with all our usual activities as well as our Festival events. Due to YRN’s mid-month deadline we are unable to report on the Festival happenings, so watch out for photos and reviews in the June issue!

If you are new to the area, or would like to meet new people and try different activities, check out our Weekly Activities program and our upcoming May events. You will see that Bingo & Macrame have been added to our weekly schedule. Mosaics will also be starting soon, at a date to be advised.

Club Fleurieu – A Club for Everyone!

What’s on in May?

Tuesday 9 May at 12 noon…

Winter Warmer Lunch

This month our regular barbecue will be replaced by a “Winter Warmer” lunch to suit the cooler weather.

Hearty pies will be on the menu. $12 per person. Bookings required.

Friday 12 May from 5.00pm…

Happy Hour & Dinner

Check out our May newsletter or noticeboard for the menu. $20 members/ $25 non-members, $5 optional dessert, bookings essential.

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Yankalilla SA

Phone 08 85582053 Mobile 0477111315 email yankover50s@gmail.com website www.clubfleurieu.com & find us on Facebook

Wednesday 17 May at 12 noon

~Mother’s Day Themed Lunch~ & Fashion Parade

Join in the fun of our Mother’s Day themed Club Lunch. Enjoy a fashion parade, between main course & dessert, featuring garments from our Club Op Shop. The clothing will be available to try on and purchase after the meal.

Mains: Chicken with creamy Pancetta, Pea & Tarragon sauce or Osso Bucco

Both mains served with vegetables

Dessert: Sticky Date Pudding with cream or Fruit & Icecream

Don’t miss out, make your booking now! $17 members, $22 nonmembers

Friday 26 May from 5.00pm Happy Hour & Games Night

No bookings needed. A casual evening of fun & friendship. Enjoy a drink or two, and perhaps a game of pool, darts or chess. $10 platters of assorted snacks are available. If you haven’t visited the Club before, it’s an ideal opportunity to pop in and meet a friendly group of people!

Main South Road

Now open to tempt your tastebuds

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ankalilla’s newest retail establishment, Lollies and More@84, opened for business on 5th April after holding an official opening for invited guests and dignitaries on Sunday 2nd April. DCY’s Mayor Houston performed the official ribbon cutting ceremony - twice as there was a morning and afternoon session to cater for the large numbers of guestsand introduced the owners, Renee Hutchinson and Brett O’Connell. Trays of sweets were circulated amongst the guests by old worldly attired attendants and small groups were given guided tours of the shop and the fascinating contraptions inside, alive with marbles and flashing lights. “The first opening day saw over 250 people show their support and the Easter weekend was fantastic with over 2000 people through the doors” said Renee. “We had an amazing first two weeks.” Take a sweet trip to Yankalilla to find out for yourself what will take your fancy.

Pop-up Second hand goods stall

Yankalilla Uniting Church Hall

Friday 9th June and Saturday 10th June [Long weekend] 10am – 4pm

Proceeds to South West Fleurieu Uniting Churches

Reminder this event with the Myponga Walkers to be held on WEDNESDAY 17TH MAY 2023 10.00am in the MYPONGA HALL. Come enjoy a cuppa with plenty of homemade scones served for $10.00 There will be numerous raffles on the day. More details please ring Ros Hutchinson 0447418157

Thursday 25th May 10 – 12pm

Tea/Coffee & Sweet treats

$5 donation

Morning tea set up in the end shop of the building

All food for event donated by TAYLOR MADE BEEF JERKY

Normanville now has Australia

Post parcel lockers that you can access 24 hours a day.

Join up with MyPost and you will be able to address your parcels to our new lockers as well as 600 convenient 24/7 parcel lockers across Australia. We will place your parcels in your chosen locker and let you know via sms or email when it is ready to collect. You then have 48 hours to collect it after which it is transferred to the local post office and held for another 10 days.

It is really easy, come in and ask the friendly staff at Normanville and they will give you an instruction leaflet.

Myponga’s Biggest Morning Tea

Parcel Lockers at Normanville

After Jesus’ resurrection, he spoke to his disciples about “another comforter” which was to come into their hearts. He was speaking of the Holy Spirit who would lead them into truth and peace within. He said: “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”. (John 14: 25-27).

Historically, the Holy Spirit came to the disciples on the day of Pentecost (meaning 50th), a Jewish Feast day which was held 50 days after the Passover. Christians believe that this same Holy Spirit now abides in the hearts and minds of all believers. We celebrate this event, which is the beginning of the Christian Church, on Sunday May

28, 2023. The picture shows the altar in Christ Church with the red theme of Pentecost.

It is hard to understand that we can have internal peace even while wars are raging in many places around the world, but this is what The Holy Spirit brings.

SERVICES in MAY, 2023

Christ Church

Sundays: 9am, May 7, 14, 21. 11am May 28 (Pentecost Sunday), healing service.

Wednesday: 6pm, May 17, service of Contemplation and Prayer, cuppa afterwards.

Friday: 9.15am, Christian meditation, every Friday.

Delamere

Sundays

11am, May 14 (Mother’s Day) 9am, May 28 (Pentecost Sunday) Enquiries, Belinda Rosser, 0411591628

Christ Church Celebrates The Coming Of The Holy Spirit

Discussions - Letters - Opinions

It's a wrap for the Matt James Plumbing Team

After 10 years providing plumbing and gas-fitting services to the local community, the Matt James Plumbing team is set for new adventures.

We would like to express a huge thank you to all of our customers and suppliers for your business and loyalty. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with and get to know so many wonderful people over the past decade.

Thanks again for your support and all the very best.

Matt & Tarni James

Dog Park

Of late I have been hearing discussions about the possibility of a dog park in the area. I am not an owner, but have been, and so undertook a literature search in order to validate such a proposal on account of the benefits I have experienced. A dog park is such a big contribution to the community that it is worth prioritising however there are many demands before the council at this time it seems. Associate Professor Susan Hazel, lecturer in animal behaviour, welfare and ethics, veterinary Science Adelaide University is a great connection, she advises there are 22 dog parks in Adelaide, this brings to mind only those with the capacity to fund a dog park are

Southern Fleurieu Film Society

May’s movie for 2023 from the Southern Fleurieu Film Society (SFFS) is a powerful, gritty Australian drama. Two old friends re-unite and the relationship is tested when secrets are disclosed. It screens in:

Victor Harbor at Victa Cinemas on Tuesday 2nd May

Goolwa in Centenary Hall on Wednesday 3rd May

Milang in the Milang Institute on Friday 5th May

Doors open at 6:30 pm for a 7:00pm start.

The 2023 programme is available at https://sffs.org.au

The SFFS screen 11 quality films, one each month, from February to December. Membership costs $50 for the year and guests (nonmembers) can attend one screening free. No tickets are sold. If you join mid- year in July, membership is $25. You can attend at any of the venues. If unable to attend, you can send a guest.

Films screen at the beginning of the

month, on first Tuesdays at Victor Harbor, first Wednesdays in Goolwa and first Fridays in Milang. Please watch this space for details of a local venue and local screenings starting in July. There will be A FREE PUBLIC SCREENING OF A POPULAR FILM chosen by local film fans. Venue and date for late May, mid June to be announced. 6:30 for a 7:00pm start. Look for posters with details in your local shopping centre or café.

Visit the website to find out all you need to know, to renew membership or to join for the first time. If you join mid- year in July, membership is $25. https://sffs.org.au/

For information about SFFS, you can also contact Mike Tye (Chairperson SFFS) on 0438 800 066 or through mike@michaeltye.com.au

For local information, contact Caroline 0431 438 993

doing it. Yankalilla is a small council I understand that. Myriads of material exists espousing the virtues of dog parks and we all know them, exercise and socialising for the owner and the dog primarily. One reference worth referring to from Julie Corliss, Harvard Heart Health, December 1st 2022, “dogs and other pets can foster positive feelings and habits that may improve cardiovascular health.”

Dr Beth Forbes, lifestyle, medicine and wellness at Mass. General (Harvard) also wrote “pets provide us with a sense of belonging, connection, and contentment for which we all long” (mental health benefits). We know all the benefits of dog

Books And Words Group

Upcoming Events:

Winter Event: Saturday 17th

June, venue TBC

“Tell us a Story”, Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh, author, songwriter, storyteller and performer, comes to Normanville to spin a yarn or two.

Fleurieu Food and Wine

Event: Sunday 6th August, venue TBC

Discussion with food and wine writer, author and Journalist, David Sly.

October Event and AGM

Our AGM with guest, Margaret Ogilvie, author of “With Age Comes….”, a collection of short stories, offering insight into older people via story. This will be followed by a workshop in short story writing and entering competitions. Date and venue to be confirmed.

ownership in this scenario. It can be validated again and again in the literature and would be a profound contribution to so many aspects of community life here.

Tony Nicholl Normanville."

YANKALILLA ACOUSTIC MUSIC - 2023 Electrician

Part of the Yankalilla District Community Cultural Arts Network Inc.

WHAT: All kinds of acoustic* music; folk, blues, roots, country, etc

WHO: Local and imported musicians. All welcome.

WHEN: 7.00 pm ‘til late. The 3rd Saturday of the month, March to Nov every year

In 2023 this means the following dates are still available:

Shuttle Bus

Servicing the Yankalilla Region

Doortodoorservicesto:

• Wineries & Restaurants

• Heysen Trail

• Adelaide Airport & City

• Victor Harbor & Goolwa

• Cape Jervis Ferry

Contact Fraser

0488 705 224

20 May, 17 June, 15 July, 19 Aug, 16 Sept, 21 Oct, 18 Nov

WHERE: Yankalilla Show Grounds. Between Yankalilla and Normanville on Main South Rd. Performances on the Supper Room stage. Jamming around the campfire.

HOW MUCH:

Gold coin donation per person. B.Y.O. Food & Drink.

Includes free camping - Contact Ian Main to confirm number of people camping.

Phone: 0439 861 001

Email: ianmainevents@gmail.com

MUSICIANS: *OUR ACOUSTIC MUSIC RULE: If the power stops, the music keeps going! (We use a good PA but your instruments must be playable without electricity.)

HALL FORMAT:

7.00–8.00pm: Supper Hall open for preparation and putting names up on the White Board.

8.00–11.00pm: Series of performances according to who has nominated CAMPFIRE FORMAT:

Format? What format? Jamming and great conversations!

For more information for any YAM night contact:

Ian Main Ph: 0439 861 001

Email: ianmainevents@gmail.com

Rural - Commercial - Domestic Servicing Southern Fleurieu Peninsula

• Power points

• Fans

• Lights

• Stoves

• Water heaters

• Safety switches

• Smoke alarms

• Extensions & renovations

• Pumps

The club will be participating in the upcoming Great Southern Table Tennis Association Winter competition based at Pt Elliot and Inman Valley commencing in early May. The club is always keen for new players with practices having commenced on Wednesdays from 7pm for anyone interested in wanting a hit or to play competitively. You’re welcome to come out to the Inman Memorial Hall for a hit to try out. If you want to contact the club for further details then reach us at inmantabletennis@gmail.com or 0428818287.

Portrait of Ian Main: Arts and community events organiser Lorraine McLoughlin

You’ve made significant contributions to the arts across our district in various spheres over many years. How would you like to be known?

That’s a tough question. I see putting on events as a creative form in itself; I don’t make art or consider myself a musician, but delight in developing ideas for arts and community events and making them happen.

This community is indebted for those creative visions and your involvement in numerous events. Many include music. Where did your interest in music begin?

There was no music in my home, and little during school days except some recorder playing. My love of music evolved in my twenties when going to folk music festivals at Goolwa and then Victor Harbor, later widening further afield over the years. The communal aspect especially attracted me, I enjoyed the camaraderie and social connections between musicians, being amongst such warm vibes and even developing some personal prowess playing the Irish bodhran drum and a washboard.

That led you to establishing Yankalilla Acoustic Music (YAM)?

Yes, my focus has been on creating opportunities for sharing music in my own district. YAM, a monthly community fixture at the Show Grounds on the third Saturday night of the months between the equinoxes, has gathered a large following over nearly fifteen years. There is an open mic session in the supper rooms and jamming around the campfire, people pay a gold coin entrance fee and it’s up to participants and onlookers to organise themselves. I set up and mix the sound system, would be performers list their names on a blackboard and music and friendly camaraderie follow.

And out of that came the Bluegrass festival?

In some ways it developed from YAM but with a more structured program over a weekend. In November we’re coming up to the eleventh of these low key festivals. A committee helps set up at Wirrina whose caravan park gets behind us too. Local community is again at the core although the small budget event attracts visitors,

musos and bands from further afield and involves around 300 people.

You’ve been involved with the Festival Fleurieu since its inception as the Leafy Sea Dragon Festival in 2005 and helped it off to a great start with a street party.

Yes I ran its first street party. That involvement predated the Bluegrass Festival. It was a steep learning curve, but it all came together on the day creating a buzz around the Normanville town centre. I repeated it several following festivals and took that experience of managing diverse stall holders, crowds and musicians into other ventures.

Yes, notably into running the whole LSD festivals in 2009 and 2011. Did you enjoy that experience?

Indeed. That’s a big event, with multiple events within it; since directing the whole show I have continued to play roles in all subsequent festivals. Four festivals featured popular soirees, a series of musical concerts I masterminded and organised, and for many shows I have provided technical support behind the scenes. Running amps and a mixing desk is almost like playing a musical instrument and can be nerve-racking and stressful. I also set up the arts network to help fledgling groups until they’ve established their own constitutions and funding arrangements.

You have an enormous range of skills. Where was your formal training?

I grew up in country NSW in the Murrumbidgee farming area. I went to primary school in Cootamundra and high school in Wagga Wagga but spent my trade training years in Sydney qualifying as a general electrician, then in airconditioning. Always eager to leave city life, when I settled in the Yankalilla District in my twenties, I never wanted to live anywhere else. I have a strong sense of belonging here, to this land and this community of people.

At first I found work repairing air conditioners in Victor Harbor then went on my own fixing small appliances, and since qualifying at TAFE as a bookkeeper, have worked part time in that arena.

But you constantly work for the community in many spheres. Don’t you carry a heavy load for the local Show Society?

I work part time deliberately so that I can be involved on several fronts as a volunteer in this district for which I have a passion. It’s been

thrilling keeping the Yankalilla Show going and being part of its 140 year history. Volunteer teams maintain the buildings and grounds and put on a much praised annual event every October long weekend. As outdoor convenor of trade spaces and markets, I am there every day the week before, but it is worth it as everyone pitches in and on the day locals really make it a rousing carnival.

Show day itself is a great success but you’ve also been instrumental in the restoration of buildings, upgrades of facilities and adding new ones. Over the years I’ve successfully applied for grants to enable the show team to tackle restoration of the large hall. The facade has been done, the windows replaced, and walls repaired inside and out. Next is the roof. We’ve also upgraded the toilets with access facilities, and put a commercial kitchen in the supper room. We built The Pavilion, a large display and activities space, with a new block of toilets attached. Sometimes I’ve been project manager if work’s done by contractors, but I am always part of a larger committee of show devotees. It’s a strong team.

What activities now happen at the show grounds precinct?

Numerous clubs hold meetings, it’s the monthly market venue, yoga and art classes occur, private parties hire it, music shows and concerts take place, the youth theatre group and karate classes train there, and so the list goes. Like-minded people who’ve worked to create this hub believe in the role public events and the arts play in the wellbeing of our area. It’s been well worth it, and fun too.

Like your work for the annual New Years Eve Pageant?

Yes, that was more fun. I used to run the market set ups after all the floats ended their sojourn through Normanville streets to the foreshore. The beach became a party site, but we made it a family friendly event with fireworks at dusk so that young people could also enjoy them. I hope a new team can muster community support to reestablish this quite famous Normanville parade. There’s a strong thread of caring and inclusiveness in all you do. What is your hope for the future?

To facilitate and encourage a succession of people to maintain established events and facilities, and to find new people with energy and ideas to extend community involvement so this district always remains the best place to be. Well done and thank you Ian for your creative efforts as an arts and community events organiser.

Lorraine McLoughlin © March 2023 www.fitzmcl.com

Show Maintenance Crew L to R Allan Whellum, Ian Main, Peter Cleland, Andrew Norton

Loved and loving Partner of Regina Father of Sherylene and Jacqueline Stepfather to John, Belinda, Steven, and Alicia Grandfather and Great-Grandfather

In Loving Memory

Peter Lingen lived at Normanville in the old Police Station for many years. He was a painter and decorator in the area. He passed away on March 23rd and he was 80 years old. Unfortunately, Peter had dementia for the last six or seven years of his life. His wife, Regina, promised him he would never end up in a nursing home. This promise meant that Peter died peacefully at home at Inman Valley. He will be sadly missed.

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Yankalilla, 83 Main Road

Choir Mini-Concert

The Festival Fleurieu Choir gave a mini-concert on April 15, 2023 in the Normanville shopping mall, where we had the luxury of a ceiling cupola for resonance and a piano which had just been tuned! We all had a ball singing in this space to a small but appreciative audience.

Our program was:

Alleluia (Mozart), 3 parts

And So it Goes, Billy Joel, 3 parts Frobisher Bay, James Gordon, 2 parts

The Sound of Silence, Paul Simon, 2 parts Prayer for Ukraine, M. Lysenko, 3 parts

Alleluia (Mozart), unison.

Australia’s History Secured: Trove funding announced

I ndependent Member for Mayo

Rebekha Sharkie MP was delighted to receive correspondence from Minister for the Arts, The Hon Tony Burke MP, in April advising the Government has secured the future for Trove.

Ms Sharkie has advocated fiercely for the re-instatement of this funding since January. In a letter to Minister Burke Ms Sharkie urged the Government to provide a funding guarantee for Trove which would ensure its continued access as a free and public platform well into the future. This letter was consolidated by the Motion tabled by Ms Sharkie in the Australian Parliament calling upon the Government to recognise Trove’s value as an essential cultural asset. In addition to these actions, Ms Sharkie also posed a question without notice to Minister Burke regarding the security of Trove funding and delivered a constituency statement in the Federation Chamber. During this speech Ms Sharkie highlighted the direct impact the loss of this funding would have upon constituents across Mayo, many of whom had written to share their grave concerns.

From 1 July 2023 the Government will provide funding of $33 million

over a four-year period, with ongoing funding of $9.2 million, indexed, per annum to Trove. The Minister acknowledged that this decision followed years of inadequate funding towards such a valuable and widely utilised resource.

This announcement of funding has allayed fears that following June 2023, Trove would cease to exist, denying millions of Australians access to a vast pool of historical resources.

‘Trove is an extensive collection of photographs, documents and newspapers used by historians and genealogists; it tells our Australian story, so I wasn't surprised to hear from so many constituents when the funding for the database was under threat,’ said Ms Sharkie.

‘Also under threat was the study of several students relying on Trove to complete their PHD theses.’

‘From a question to the Minister in Question Time, speeches, and a motion on the Notice Paper, it was important to keep the pressure up to the Government and I'm so pleased funding is now secure for four more years. I thank the Federal Government, and particularly Minister Tony Burke for ensuring Trove remains our national treasure.’

Yankalilla & District Historical Society

What’s on in May

For more information go to www.yankalilladistricthistory.org.au/events

Enquiries to Pamela Wright 0412 864 276

May is History Month Scanfests

Sunday 7 May 23 11:00am – 2:00pm Myponga Community Hall, and Saturday 20 May 23 11:00am – 2:00pm Inman Valley Memorial Hall

Bookings not required SCAN, SAVE, SHARE, STORE

Can you help the Yankalilla District Historical Society preserve our community’s heritage? Do you have something we can add to our history collection? Such as photos, brochures, letters, clippings etc from any era. Would you like to have a digital copy of your images and memorabilia? Come to the Scanfest at Myponga or Inman Valley where volunteers from the Society will assist you using our scanning equipment and save to a USB. If you would like to donate a copy to the Society, it will be added to our collection to preserve it for future generations. If you are unable to attend but would like to add to our collection, please email yank.hist.soc@gmail.com

Bungala House Booklet Launch and Tour

Sunday 21 May 23 Bungala House 1:00 – 3:00pm. Bungala House 34 Main Street, Yankalilla

(neeFretwell)

This list gives some idea of the range of music that we sing, which is a mixture of styles and difficulty levels – something for everyone! We are looking for new members, so please contact Liz Gordon-Mills on 0411189023 or elizabeth@albeth.com for further details.

More than 160 years of history... Book launch by Lorraine McLoughlin of Bungala House—Historic country home in Yankalilla by Lorraine Day. Plus tour, accompanied by beautiful music from local pianist Jillian Langford. Bungala house began in the 1860s with the Butterworth brothers, millers and grain exporters. Extensions by the Graham family created a grand house of 14 rooms, plus gardens and croquet lawn; it was the district’s centre of social activities.

FREE EVENT but bookings required. 0402 676 210 or djolly@bigpond.com

Other YDHS news

General meetings. Now in recess. Will resume on Monday 11 September 2023.

Free history consultations at the Yankalilla Library. If you have any questions about local or family history, YDHS volunteers are at the Library every Wednesday morning between 10:00am and 12:00noon. All welcome to call in and have a chat.

C. Haywood Excavating

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Brenton Lush of Corriedale Hills sheep stud, the fourth generation of his family to live in the district, gave an interesting talk at our March meeting and AGM, about the Lush family from the time his great-greatgrandfather arrived in the colony of South Australia in 1838.

Like everyone else arriving at the time, John Lush set out trying to find a place to call home. Five years later, he had found that place, following the migration south to Inman Valley. Since then, John and subsequent generations bought and sold land, built and knocked down buildings, cleared and revegetated land, stayed put and moved on. The story of the Lushes is similar to many other families that established the South Australian colony, building a family and building a community.

John Lush arrived in South Australia aboard the three-masted barque Eden on 24 June 1838, along with his brother, brother’s wife and their three children, and another 222 passengers, who were lowered by basket into small boats at Holdfast Bay, and rowed ashore.

They had left Portsmouth on 26 February 1838, although the ship was delayed almost a month due to the mouth of the River Thames being frozen. The ship’s master was Captain William Detmar Cook.

On 21 September 1840, John Lush married Martha Hopkins in Adelaide and during the 1840s they settled in Inman Valley where he was the original grantee of nearly 1000 acres. John Lush, who was also a portrait painter and singer, grazed sheep and cropped wheat and barley. His wife Martha kept the farm going on the occasions when John walked to Adelaide to sing at concerts and paint portraits, an effort that took more than 24 hours with an overnight stop near Hackham.

Successive generations have taken over the homestead sections – in 1897, a son James Arthur Lush; in 1922 Hartley L Lush (who established the Corriedale Hills sheep stud); and in 1959 Adrian Hartley Lush, Brenton’s father. Great-grandfather James Lush was the fifth of eight children and among the first to move away. With no formal education except a small number of lessons, he was self-educated, but was a poet and lay Methodist preacher. He was a shepherd when there were no fences, so the sheep were penned at night and James slept in a watch hut.

Brenton’s grandfather Hartley, born in 1896, was the seventh of 11 children, and worked at sheep grazing, wattle bark production, rabbiting, and shearing with his brothers. As a returned soldier he bought acreage

using low interest loans under the government scheme. His grandmother had a small herd of cows and the milk went to raising pigs.

Hartley Lush first began breeding Corriedale sheep in 1926 with a small flock which eventually grew to several thousand, and became the nationally recognised Corriedale Hills stud. Adrian was the third son of five children to Hartley and Lois Lush of Corriedale Hills, Inman Valley. The children grew up on the farm doing chores such as milking cows and helping at shearing. To earn pocket money the boys trapped rabbits and plucked wool from dead sheep to sell.

Adrian attended Inman Valley Public School to Year 8, and then two years at Prince Alfred College. The three boys were brought up tough by their father; they slept in a corrugated iron lean-to attached to the truck shed and had no electricity. Later when the family was developing the Mount Scrub property the boys rode horseback there on Monday mornings, worked all week slashing yaccas, picking stones and stumps, and erecting fences, and rode home on Friday afternoons. They camped in a tin shed on the property.

Adrian and a brother Laurie became joint stud masters and continued running the Corriedale Hills stud which first began exhibiting at the Royal Adelaide Show in 1930.

In 1964 Adrian married Margaret Leslie from Brisbane. They had four children – Judith, Rodney, Brenton and Gavin. Adrian was highly regarded by the Corriedale community and was associated with the Australian Corriedale Society since he was 21. Following a 1960 world tour when he met Corriedale breeders in the US and South America, he spoke at many meetings about his trip and was respected as a judge at shows in South Australia, interstate, Peru, and New Zealand.

Many years after the Mount Scrub property was developed Adrian and Laurie became interested in conserving remnant vegetation, setting aside an area under one of the first Heritage Agreements in South Australia, fencing off and replanting eroded gullies.

Adrian was involved with the Inman Valley/Torrens Vale Landcare group for many years and planted between 300 and 500 trees a year for Trees for Life.

He was also involved in many other community organisations – Inman Valley Uniting Church, the tennis club, the CFS and the South Coast District Hospital where he was a board member for 20 years, including two as chairman. He took a keen interest in local, State and Federal politics and was a long-standing member of the Liberal party.

Having a keen interest in local history, Adrian compiled The Inman Valley Story for the church and school centenary in 1971, and was the inaugural

president of the Yankalilla and District Historical Society in 1977, and given life membership in 1989. He was also on the committee of the Yankalilla Jubilee 150 celebrations in 1986.

In 1992, following a family business restructure, Brenton joined his father as a studmaster. By the 1990s, the renowned breeders had won numerous ribbons including the Champion Corriedale ram and ewe at the 1998 Royal Adelaide Show. Over the years, their sheep have been exported to various parts of the world including Peru, India, Argentina, Korea, New Zealand and Mexico.

Corriedale sheep, originally from New Zealand, are bred for both quality wool and meat. However, as the wool price declined, Corriedale Hills decided to diversify and also introduced Poll Dorset sheep to their stud.

Adrian Lush compiled a comprehensive family history, Gentleman John: Lush family history, published in 2001, which received an award for the best family history of the year by the SA Genealogy and Heraldry Society. Adrian retained this work ethic all his life and was tending his sheep on the day he took ill at Corriedale Hills just before his 82nd birthday. He died on 6 January 2011.

Brenton continues to run Corriedale Hills which still brings top prices for both its Corriedale and Poll Dorset sheep, a family business representing more than 95 years of breeding top quality sheep.

– Lorraine Day

The Yankalilla & District Historical Society Inc. meets on the second Monday of the months of September, October, November, February, March (usually on the Tuesday in March as Monday is Adelaide Cup Day) and April. Following the winter recess, the next meeting will be on Monday 11 September 2023 at 7 pm at the Yankalilla Library, 181 Main South Road, Yankalilla.

Brenton Lush enlightens members of the Yankalilla and District Historical Society about his family’s long history in the region and the history of their sheep breeding.

Four generations of the Lush family to reside in Inman Valley. Adrian Lush’s book about his greatgrandfather John Lush who, with his wife Martha, were both ‘old colonists’.

World’s Worst School Day’s Performance

The Yankalilla Youth Theatre had a blast performing their original play “World’s Worst School Days” at the Hopgood Theatre on April 13th. Congratulations and thanks to the cast, crew, audience, and families who supported this enormous project. Thank you to Country Arts SA who assisted us with a “Elevate: Local & Live Grant,” enabling us to stage our play in a professional theatre space. Around 80 people attended the performances, which were inspired by community school days stories from the 1930’s to now. The audience laughed heartily and played along with a questionnaire. A clear highlight was the parent/teacher interviews where the young actors created hilarious and outrageous characters. Butchers paper was set up after the show to gather audience feedback, which included:

“Fantastic story telling!”

“Many memories flooded back from the 1970’s –warm milk in glass bottles, getting the ruler in class.”

“Tamagotchi stories were spot on!”

“Went down memory lane, some good and some we would like to forget.”

“Great performances by all! Had many laughs.” “Well done, credit to the kids and also the director.”

“Fantastic fun! Bravo! Bravo! Encore!

‘What a brilliant performance and an amazing social research project!”

“Took me back and I’m glad I’m not their now!” “Took me back to when marbles were all the rage in primary school.”

“Loved to see you enjoying yourselves. Some budding stars in this group!”

Generations Display

A display was set up in the theatre foyer sharing some of the many fascinating local stories collected throughout the Generations Project, which led to the creation of the play. We will endeavourer to set up this display locally for those who were unable to attend.

Theatre for Yankalilla?

Part of the strategic plan of the Yankalilla Youth Theatre is to strive towards the creation of a youth-led theatre and arts centre for Yankalilla. This will mean we do not have to travel outside the region to professionally stage performances and the facility could be used by many other community groups. The idea of converting the old library/youth centre into a theatre has been pitched to District Council of Yankalilla. Other ideas include an outdoor amphitheatre and a sculpture park. Land and space are the biggest hurdles to achieving this ambitious vision. We would love to hear from anyone who could “dream big” with us and assist us in this longterm goal to create a small local theatre for all to enjoy.

Food Connections

Our next community project will focus around food. Look out for food-related performances, excursions, cabaret, impro and debate nights.

Workshops

The new workshop flyer is around town for our after-school program at The Yankalilla Show Hall. Workshops have now grown to include a group for younger creative minds (6-8 years) and a writing & Visual Art group for all ages on Thursdays. Theatre groups for ages 9-19 run on Fridays. All welcome! Come & try this fun and exciting group.

Enquires

Contact Evette Wolf on 0480292920 / yytheatre@outlook.com

Hosts

New Hook Line Thinker Fishing Tackle Bin at Cape Jervis

Litter created from fishing, such as broken lines and lures are harmful to the marine environment and do not degrade; some items even lasting up to 600 years before they begin to break down. To protect our unique and fragile environment here on the Fleurieu Peninsula it is important that people fishing from local jetties take care to properly dispose of fishing tackle.

In 2021 the Fleurieu Environment Centre and District Council of Yankalilla joined forces to provide TAngler Bin’s for the proper disposal of unwanted fishing tackle. There is now a new “Hook, Line and Thinker” bin on the boat ramp at Cape Jervis. This is the latest of four bins that have been installed on jetties in our area. These bins can be used for the safe disposal of fishing materials such as old line, netting, sinkers, hooks and lures. Volunteers from the Fleurieu

FLEC - Fleurieu Environment Centre

FLEC events and activities coming up in May

Monday 1st – Community Nursery Working Bee, 9.30am-3pm

Saturday 6th – Community Veggie Swap, 9.20am

Monday 15th – Community Nursery Working Bee, 9.30am-3pm

Saturday 20th – Friends of Bungala River Working Bee, 8-11am

Monday 22nd – Fire-wise Home Gardening Workshop

Monday 29th – Bird Watching Group

Tuesday 30th – Wellbeing Walk, Myponga Reservoir (weather permitting)

Environment Centre will collect the deposits, record the type of waste collected and dispose of it correctly to ensure it doesn’t end up in the ocean.

This initiative has also been supported by Ocean Watch Australia, Green Adelaide and the District Council of Yankalilla’s What’SUP single use plastic reduction program.

Local Conservation/Landcare Group Update

Friends of Bungala River

ver the summer the Friends of Bungala River Group have been clearing areas of weeds from around existing plants and removing old tree guards. We have applied and received a grant from Planet Ark for a planting project which will entail increasing the plant diversity to the already existing trees along the River and Salt Creek in Bungala Park, Normanville. The local community will be invited to help with the tree planting on Saturday July 8th. We will have more details about this event later. You are invited also to our next working bee which is on Saturday 20th May 8 to 11am.

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happy, smiling faces enjoying the coastal display garden and planting another 450 plants to make it even better. We were busy the day before, digging holes and assembling tree guards. Special thanks to the District Council of Yankalilla's Coastal Conservation Officer, Corey Jackson for digging holes with the auger and watering them afterwards. We also thank the Fleurieu Coast Community Nursery for donations of plants and allowing us to grow some of our plants in the nursery. Last, but not least we would like to thank the volunteers who helped the day before and on the day. We couldn't have done it without you. Now we just have to keep them well watered till the winter rains. Be sure to have a look around the site at the start of the Heysen Trail, just south of the Ferry Terminal next time you are at the Cape.

Friends of Wirrina Cove

On March 19th Friends of Wirrina landcare group had another absolutely fantastic morning on the Wirrina Foreshore. We had beautiful weather with a perfect temperature for a working

Planting Day at Cape Jervis with Rapid Bay Primary School

A big thank you to everyone who helped Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group pull off another successful planting day with Rapid Bay Primary School. What a thrill to see so many young,

bee. Especially brilliant with such an awesome turnout, thanks to Sue and Dave from Second Valley landcare group, Carolyn from the Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group , Lyndall from Friends of Bungala River and our own awesome community, Sally, Troy, Maida, John and Richard. Learning from each other and yarning about our land care stories at morning tea is very special. We got a lot done getting rid of the euphorbia infestation so that the native spinifex can flourish and, continuing to water our young plants. The spinifex planted last

year is doing well and the difference a few weeks makes after clearing a section from euphorbia at the last working bee is clear to see. We also welcomed Paul Green, a renowned local ecologist, who is helping and advising us on our reveg plants and other local biodiversity.

Friends of Wirrina Landcare Group's next working bee is Sunday 21st May. Start time 9.30am to 11.30 am.

We are working hard to propagate our little spinifex plants ready for the busy planting season, but they're not quite ready yet so we will be prepping our sites, weeding, auditing the native species we already have, and prepping the sites where new plants will go.

Join us for our monthly working bees, new members are always welcome. From May to October, we will be moving to our winter start time of 9.30am. Always on the 3rd Sunday of the Month.

Bungala

Cape Jervis

Book of the Month

Guide To Urban Wildlife, Professor Christopher B. Daniels, 2011.

Harper Collins Pty Ltd Australia

H ave you ever wondered what that peculiar insect sitting on a leaf in your backyard is called?

What about the antics of those acrobatic possums that swing along the phone lines at dusk?

And the beautiful lizard that lives under a stone near the compost bin? In every Australian suburban street there is a secret universe – seen but

FLEC - Fleurieu Environment Centre

not really understood – of animals that live alongside us. In A Guide To Urban Wildlife, Professor Christopher B. Daniels introduces you to 250 creatures that live on your street, in your backyard, in the air, at your local beach or even in your house, and takes you on a tour of their world, a world increasingly affected by its interaction with its human neighbours.

In this fascinating book, you will learn how to recognise the animals you live among, and find out about their behaviours, ways of

communicating, eating habits and peculiarities.

Beautifully illustrated with fullcolour photography, this book is the essential guide for any nature lover, or anyone who wants to know more about the surprising lives of the creatures around us.

All information taken from A Guide

To Urban Wildlife

This book is available for loan from the Fleurieu Environment Centre

The Fleurieu Environment Centre acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters of the area that we live and work, the Kaurna Miyurna, Ngarrindjeri and Ramindjeri people of the Fleurieu Peninsula. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations people. We would like to thank our funding sponsors and partners who enable us to deliver our events programs. Events held by Fleurieu Environment Centre and the Greater Adelaide Environment Network are seeded by Green Adelaide with support from the Hills & Fleurieu Landscape Board

International Compost Awareness Week

May 7-13, 2023

Biological diversity is often understood in terms of the wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences within each species — for example, between varieties of crops and breeds of livestock — and the variety of ecosystems (lakes, forest, deserts, agricultural landscapes) that host multiple kind of interactions among their members (humans, plants, animals). Biological diversity resources are the pillars upon which we build civilizations. Fish provide 20 per cent of animal protein to about 3 billion people. Over 80 per cent of the human diet is provided by plants. As many as 80 per cent of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on traditional plant‐based medicines for basic healthcare. But loss of biodiversity threatens all, including our health. It has been proven that biodiversity loss could expand zoonoses - diseases transmitted from animals to humans - while, on the other hand, if we keep biodiversity intact, it offers excellent tools to fight against pandemics etc. While there is a

growing recognition that biological diversity is a global asset of tremendous value to future generations, the number of species is being significantly reduced by certain human activities. However, everything starts from one single initiative so on International Day for Biological Diversity 2023, you can start by doing something to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity.

 HELP THE BEES!

 PLANT LOCAL FLOWERS, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

 PROTECT NATURAL HABITATS

 WALK or RIDE instead of DRIVE

 CONSERVE YOUR WATER USE

 REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE

 SUPPORT FARMERS

 BUY LOCAL FOODS WHEN YOU CAN

 VISIT YOUR LOCAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

 EDUCATE YOURSELF AND THOSE AROUND YOU

For more information go tohttps://www.cbd.int/ biodiversity-day

Local Science with Rob Kirk

Seeing Inside The Earth

T his article will briefly talk about how we can see inside the earth. Many disciplines need to be able to do this. Those who study earthquakes and the structure of the Earth, those who are looking for water or minerals, or even where to site a new bridge, or a dam.

Many of these tools use sound waves. Different sound waves (called P-waves and S-waves) travel through the Earth at different speeds-some go through both solids and liquids and some just go through solids.

Figure 1 shows a schematic of how a seismometer works. This turns the ground’s shaking into an electrical signal.

When we have an array of geophones to listen for the returning echoes, we can start to map what the inside of the Earth looks like. Figure 4 shows the vast world array of seismometers that are always listening for earthquakes, or atomic blasts!

Figure

is another more real-world image of a seismometer, buried in a weatherproof vault and how it remotely can send data to the receiving base.

This helps us map the layering of the Earth and that helps with understanding plate tectonics and even the magnetic field.

A geophone is attached firmly to the ground and its spring tries to stay still as the ground moves around it (Figure 1). This motion is turned in to an electric current which is then sent to some storage system-via a satellite or to tape/disk in a recording van.

We can “passively” listen, with the sound source being earthquakes (Figure 5), or we can actively make sound-using, generally, pulses of compressed air or, on land, vibrate heavy metal plates on the ground (Figure 3).

Figure 3 shows small seismometers, also called geophones, used on land to get pictures beneath the surface by bouncing sound waves off the different rock layers. After a lot of mathematical processing on computers we get slices through the earth that we can study.

The higher the frequency of the sound waves used the more detail we can see from our “Earth pictures”. Earthquakes are low frequency, but compressed air and metal vibrating plates give us higher frequencies and better pictures (Figure 6). This figure shows us a prograding delta, like the Mississippi Delta, just beneath the sea floor, a few thousand years old.

Figure 9 is the simplest of seismic sections-as the “Earth Pictures” are termed. This picture was made by bouncing a sound wave off the seafloor and timing how long it takes to return to the hydrophone (an offshore geophone). This gives us the depth of the sea floor offshore Kangaroo Island. The edge of the continental shelf was the beach during the last Ice Age 18,000 years ago when it was 150 metres lower, but the sea rose again as the ice melted during the current warming phase of the climate. This started some 15,000 years ago-so nothing to do with us!

By looking at how P-waves and S-waves differ through the Earth we can tell that there is a solid central core (nickel-iron) and a liquid outer core (nickel-iron) whose movement produces our magnetic field (Figures 7 and 8).

Figure 1-Google.

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Figure 2-iris.edu.

Figure 3-geologylearn.blogspot.com.

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Figure 5-weebly.com.

Figure 6-author.

Figure 7-goodrichscience.com.

Figure 8-European Space Agency.

Figure 9-adelaideAZ.com.

There is a major fault which shows evidence of squeezing just offshore the Fleurieu Peninsula. There is only a thin layer of Permian glacial sediments (blue).

Here we see two seismic lines through the gold fields of Victoria. They show a 200-kilometre-long E-W slice through the Earth down to 40 kilometres. We can see some faults on the left line, and these are due to plate-tectonic compression of the rocks in a manner similar to our Delamerian Orogeny, but younger. Hot, gold-containing fluids were forced up some of these faults and these deposited gold in quartz veins which are now famous as the Bendigo and Castlemaine gold fields, where some 2400 tonnes of gold have so far been mined.

Figure 10-SADME.

Figure 10 shows a Mines Department seismic line in the Backstairs Passage-near us. It sees several kilometres underground and shows what the geology is doing. The green are basement rocks, the pink Cambrian, the red granites intruding the Cambrian and blue are the Permian glacial rocks.

Figure 11 is another seismic line (actually several joined together) which goes down Gulf St Vincent, just offshore from the Fleurieu-see the map lower left.

Figure 11-SADME.

Figure 12-Google, Victorian Mines Dept.

The hedge,

the

tree root, or the puddle of unknown depth?

the roadside. The road surface has a built up edge as well. Gophers tend to tip on gradients of 7% - risk it? or turn back?

The world can look very different from a gopher than it does from a car. As our population ages, more people are hanging on to their independence by walking (perhaps with a stick or frame) or using motorised wheelchairs. For some in our community, if they can’t get themselves between Yankalilla, Normanville, and Carrickalinga under their own steam, they can sometimes be stuck without access to the shops, the doctor, or social interaction.

Nanna on the gopher may face some awkward situations unknown to the motorist:

 The bike path goes past a hedge that has not been trimmed and now takes up half the paved space. She pauses, considering whether her wheelchair will fit between the conifer on one side and the road sign on the other. She could go round the sign and slightly onto the road. However, there is a pretty large drop from the bitumen of the bike path down to the gravel by

 The footpath has erupted in tree roots so much that the scooter bottoms out and gets marooned with its wheels spinning. If I could get off and lift this free, I’d not be riding a scooter in the first place! Nanna might think. It’s happened before and eventually someone will be along who can help … Just speed up Joan, you’ve got this she says to herself, gunning the motor to 6 kmph.

 The road near the school slopes up toward the fence with no parking spaces marked or any means to distinguish road, from carpark, from footpath. Without guidance, cars park over the path, so it can be hard to decide whether to try to squeeze up next to the fence or take her chances scooting along behind the cars as they back out. These obstacles affect others as well: there are plenty of tripping hazards for walkers, kids on bikes trying to get to school, and tourists attempting to appreciate our coastline. For the able-bodied, the problem of crumbling paths may not be as big a deal, but it can still be a

Myponga Reservoir parkrun

Since our last update, Myponga Reservoir parkrun celebrated its 50th event on the 1 April (no joke!!). We had 72 people that came to celebrate and participate in the event with many wearing red t-shirts as the “50th’ theme. The weather was perfect for which allowed quite a few personal bests and encouraged at least 28 first timers to Myponga parkrun. A big thank you to the Valley of Yore, for hosting the many parkrun participants following the event, as always it was great service under the pump!

Myponga Reservoir parkrun has now been in action for over 12 months and is being hailed by many as one of the most beautiful and scenic parkrun courses in Australia.

Our wonderful volunteers continually provide a welcoming atmosphere, making everyone that joins the parkrun feel comfortable.

We would encourage those that feel slightly hesitant to come and give parkrun a try. You can run, walk, shuffle the course and you will never be last, with our tail walker bringing up the rear in every event.

Volunteers are always welcome to be part of a fun morning. No experience is necessary, with a few volunteer roles that you can still undertake and get your exercise in, such as first timer welcome, tail walker or event course checker. Other roles you can cheer runners and walkers as they come over the finish line whilst undertaking the roles for timing, barcode scanning or handing out finish tokens.

If you would like to find out more about volunteering or participating in parkrun, go to https://www.parkrun.com.au/ mypongareservoir or go to our face book page at Myponga Reservoir parkrun.

hazard. There are spots where the gravel path with uncertain edges curves around a sheer drop at Carrickalinga. Kids can easily fail to check for oncoming trucks as they go out and around a car that’s been parked on the bike path. Hidden effects of this may be parents who choose to drive kids to school rather than have them run these risks, even if they have to take a job closer to home that fits within school hours.

Mobility scooters have come down in price as demand rises so there are more of them about. SAPOL advises that gophers with a top speed of 10 kmph are classed as pedestrians as far as road rules are concerned. That means they have to use the footpath if one is available and keep to the far left or far right of the road where there is none (or it is not practicable to use). There are no places in the DCY area where you can get your gopher fixed if it breaks or is damaged and no shuttle bus to use while you wait for such repair.

New Mayor, Darryl Houston, would like to do more for the safety of the, often vulnerable, population who use the paths. He says, “The FY23-24 year is one of great challenges, and the influences of the external economic climate have not assisted, but our goal has been for [the budget] to be fair, financially prudent and aligned with sound long-term financial management. The Elected Members and Executive Staff are aiming to set us up for future and sustained success”. He has flagged several path related expenditures in the draft budget:

 Pathway cleaning equipment - $45,000.00

 Footpath renewal Programme - $ 150,000.00

 Carrickalinga to Normanville Multi Use Path ( Stage 3 ) - $165,000.00 looking at improvements from the southern end of Carrickalinga through to Normanville. The path related items are recommended for approval at the mid-April council meeting and Mayor Houston urges community members to get involved in the consultation opportunities that will open soon.

What can you do?

Behind the scenes, there have been people lobbying for improvements in this area. I spoke to Leith Semmens, a Carrickalinga resident and local artist, who has worked with disabled people for 25 years and can be seen pedalling the paths with his dog. His commitment did not go unnoticed by Mayor Houston who thanked Leith “for his passion in championing this issue for our Community”. Council will be inviting local citizens to comment on the draft budget to see if it matches their expectations and priorities. Look out for these opportunities, or get in touch early to let Council know how this issue affects you or how you think it could best be tackled.

As Leith describes it, “this is a whale of a task –but the only way to swallow a whale is one bite at a time. Let’s start chewing this whale”.

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Which obstacle do you choose on your adventure to see your GP by mobility scooter?

Tree roots lifting up the surface

Uneven with steep rough edges

Undefined edges of road and path

Guessing Competition at The Yankalilla Show Stall at AgFest

AgFest on March 20th was a great day out at the Show Grounds. Congratulations to the organisers and to the schools for the turnout. At the Yankalilla Show stall we had good opportunity to observe some excellent interactions and were impressed by the behaviour and interest of students. The Show ran a guessing competition for young and old.

There was a jar of nails and a jar of glass beads. 66 people tried guessing the number of nails and 59 people tried guessing the number of glass beads.

These were the results:

Nails

Average estimate was 2549

Highest estimate 7850

Lowest estimate 325

Closest was 1874 by a student from Murray Bridge High School

There were 1803 nails in the jar.

Beads

Average estimate was 237.5

Highest estimate 732

Lowest estimate 76

Closest was 250 by 2 students. One from Kangaroo Island Parndana and one from Yankalilla Area School.

There were 254 glass beads in the jar.

Each of the winners will receive a Family Ticket to the Yankalilla Show on Saturday, September 30th.

Anglican Pastoral District of Delamere & Yankalilla

Christ Church Yankalilla

130 Main South Road, Yankalilla (Church open daily 10-5pm).

St. James Church Delamere

Main South Road, Delamere.

Worship service times:

1st Sunday, 9am at Yankalilla

2nd Sunday, 9am Yankalilla, 11am Delamere

3rd Sunday, 9am at Yankalilla

4th Sunday, 9am Delamere, 11am Yankalilla

5th Sunday Combined Service — ring contact number for details.

Contact Fr Brenton Dick: 0417 831 880.

Yankalilla Community Church

135 Main South Road, Yankalilla Sundays at 10.00am.

Contact Pastor Josh Pitman: 0408 080 822.

Yankalilla Lutheran Fellowship

Sanders Hall, 121 Main South Road, Yankalilla (next to Uniting Church).

1st & 3rd Sunday 7pm

Pastor Nigel Rosenzweig: 0490 889 108

Mike Cotton: 0416 069 337

Revival Fellowship Ph 8558 3262

Sundays 255 Pimpala Rd, Woodcroft at 1.30pm & 4.15pm.

Other meeting times, contact Chas Hilder on 8558 3262.

St. Peters Catholic Church Normanville Corner St. Andrews Blvd & Willis Drive Mass Times

1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays @ 10.30am.

2nd & 4th Sundays @ 8.30am. Mass at 12noon each Friday.

Contact Peter Bohnsack 0400 525 690.

South West Fleurieu Uniting Churches Church Office: 8558 4077

Pastor Shelley Alexander 0403 825 248

Delamere Yoho Road - Every Sunday at 9.15am. (except 5th Sunday)

Coffee & Chat on 2nd Tuesday each month

Range Rd, Parawa 1st Sunday at 11.00am.

Care & Share 2nd Sunday 11.00am.

Yankalilla Uniting Church, 121 Main South Road - Each Sunday at 9.15am

CAPE JERVIS

BIG4 Cape Jervis Accommodation & Caravan Park, 9351 Main South Rd. Ph,85980288.

Cape Jervis Hotel-Motel & General Store, Main South Rd. Ph,85980276.

DELAMERE

Delamere General Store, Main South Rd. Ph 85980200.

GOOLWA

Visitor Information Centre, cnr Cadell St/Hay St. Ph 85553488.

INMAN VALLEY

Inman Valley General Store, 1714 Main Rd, 8558 8242.

Inman Valley Post Office, Main Rd. IVCPA Postmistress: Ann Gater, 8558 8205.

MOUNT COMPASS

Mt Compass Post Office, Main Rd, Ph: 85568200. MYPONGA

Myponga Post Office, 12-18 Hansen Street. Ph:85586152.

Reservoir General Store, 53 Main Rd. Ph:85574227. NORMANVILLE

Beachside Caravan Park, Williss Dr. Ph: 85582458

Caffe On Bungala, 48 Main Rd. Ph: 85582537.

Jetty Caravan Park Normanville, Jetty Rd. Ph 85582038.

Lady Bay Hotel, St Andrews Blvd, 8558 2220.

Mitre 10 & Mitre 10 Gardener, Shops 1-2 Mary St, Ph 85583100.

Normanville Bakery, Shop 9, Shopping Centre, Ph:85582177.

Normanville Mall, Normanville Shopping Centre. Normanville Post Office, Shop 1 Shopping Centre, Ph: 85583049.

Buy, Sell, Rent

GUITAR STRINGS etc available for pickup at Normanville. 0409 723 341 or 8558 3201

HALL HIRE - YANKALILLA RSL Contact Avril or Brian Clark on 8558 3565 or 0407 492 071.

General

FLOOR SANDER and edger available for hire $128.00 per day plus belts. Normanville Mitre 10 8558 3100

LAWN MOWING. Call Buddy on 0427 590 000.

PICTURE FRAMING at affordable prices. Phone John on 0428 973 825.

PROFESSIONAL CHAINSAW SHARPENING, bar dressing, latest Oregon sharpener, prompt service, very reasonable rates. Based at Normanville. Phone Peter on 0407 974 435.

RUG DOCTOR Steam cleaner hire for your carpets. Normanville Mitre 10. Ph 85583100

WALLPAPER STEAM STRIPPER HIRE. Just add water. Normanville Mitre 10. Ph 85583100.

Ray White Real Estate, 67 Main South Rd, 8558 3050. South Coast Realty, 69a Main Rd. Ph: 85582900.

SECOND VALLEY

Second Valley Caravan Park & General Store, Finniss Vale Dr. Ph:85984064.

SELLICKS BEACH

Sellicks Beach Post Office, Esplanade. Ph: 85563020.

VICTOR HARBOR

Avondale Deli, 25 Ocean St. Ph: 85521058. Harbor View Deli, 2/36 Port Elliot Rd. Ph: 85523334. Harbour Bakery, 72 Victoria St. Ph: 85525455. Fleurieu FM (89.3 or 94.7) 18 Seaview Rd. Ph:85525655

YANKALILLA

Ampol Normanville, 216 Main South Rd. Ph: 83275970 Book Exchange & 2nd Hand Goods, 92 Main St, Ph:85582835.

Drakes Supermarket, 106-108 Main South Rd. Ph 8558 3074.

Gallery 88, 88 Main St.

Yank Takeaway, 98A Main South Rd, Ph 8558 4158. Yankalilla Bakery, 102 Main St. Ph: 85583413.

Yankalilla Library, 181 Main South Rd, Ph:85582043.

Yankalilla Family Pharmacy, 107 Main South Rd. Ph 8558 3254.

Yankalilla Landscape & Gardening Centre, 184 Main Rd. Ph: 85582461.

Yankalilla Post Office, 98A Main South Rd.

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Sand crabs are prolific along most beaches and sometimes they are nothing more than a nuisance when you’re fishing by taking baits and tangling themselves around the hooks. Mind you it does provide a little light entertainment watching someone try to dehook an agitated crab who seems determined to not give up easily on a free meal. Try dropping a net from the jetties or boat or even walking one out from the beaches to catch yourself a feed of tasty crabs. We get mostly sand crabs on the Fleurieu but there are the occasional blue swimmer crabs coming through too. There are size and bag limit restrictions that apply and females carrying eggs must be returned to the water. For bait in your net, you can use fish or fish-based products but NOT any type of meat/offal or chicken/poultry. Give it a go, happy crabbing!

World War II by sea

While Jack Nicholls now lives along the Gulf St Vincent he spent the early 1940s travelling the world’s oceans as part of Britain’s World War II efforts.

Born in London in 1926, Mr Nicholls joined the British Merchant Navy as a 16-year-old.

“I couldn’t wait to get to sea; I was very proud to be part of the war effort,” Mr Nicholls, a resident of ACH Group’s Yankalilla Centre Residential Care Home, said.

“I was following in the footsteps of my father and older brother, both were members of the Merchant Navy.”

While he was fortunate to not experience direct warfare from the Germans, he said there was always plenty of action around the ships he was on.

Britain’s Merchant Navy played a vital role in the Allies’ victory by transporting soldiers, food, and weaponry throughout the war effort including in the historic Battle of Atlantic and the Italian Campaign, for which Mr Nicholls was awarded medals. He was also awarded a Pacific Area medal.

“We transported American and Canadian soldiers who would be involved in D-Day, and injured soldiers from Italy to Egypt,” he said. “Food supplies were much needed in England. We would travel to New Zealand on a three-

REPORTS

Across our local beaches the Mullet have been a consistent catch for months now, they have been schooling in large numbers and in some cases fishos haven’t even needed bait to catch them! It will be interesting to see how long they stay around for. Salmon are another reliable hook up for fishers at Rapid Bay, Parsons,

Blowhole and Waitpinga beaches, there have also been a few taken from Carrickalinga Beach.

Large Tommy Ruffs and squid have been caught from Cape Jervis jetty after dark, as has Rapid Bay jetty with the odd Garfish still hanging around there too. Second Valley has been good for squid, mainly in the early morning hours. Boat fishers have been getting some large Whiting and Snook, one local getting his bag limit of Whiting in half an hour! If you are looking for some fishing entertainment on the chillier days, try fishing for Bream in the Bungala River, it’s great fun but we don’t recommend eating them due to the water quality.

month return trip to bring back items like lamb, cheese, and butter.”

Mr Nicholls’ main role was to ensure the cabin quarters remained in order and his fellow seamen were comfortable.

“The living conditions were pretty good; however, the hours were long. In times when we didn’t work, we would sit on the deck and sing or play guitar,” he said.

“We had a ration of two bottles of beer a day and were paid four pounds a month and received another four pounds for danger money per month.”

Mr Nicholls said Canadians, Americans, and New Zealanders were all wonderful people, so much so Mr Nicholls and his wife Anne had their sights on migrating to New Zealand in the late 1960s.

“At the time, New Zealand wanted bricklayers and carpenters, but I wasn’t skilled in these

areas. Instead, we moved to Adelaide where I worked at Holden,” he said.

“Anne and I have enjoyed living in South Australia with our favourite hobbies having been caravanning and cruising.”

On Anzac Day 2023, Mr Nicholls laid a wreath at the Yankalilla RSL service.

ACH Group’s General Manager Customer Care Linda Feldt said, “Within the ACH Group community there are many customers and residents who have been involved in war efforts.

“It is an absolute privilege to hear about their life experiences at war. Their stories are honourable, and it is so important for younger generations to hear the important contributions and sacrifices they made.”

Anzac Day was marked with several services within the ACH Group community to pay respect to the men and women who sacrificed their lives for our country.

Inman Valley Tennis Season 2022-23 Wrap Up

The club wrapped up a successful 2022-23 season holding their club championships and wind-up BBQ in early April with a healthy membership in attendance.

All the adult Div 1, 2 and A Doubles participated in the grand finals of Great Southern Tennis Association with mixed results.

Division 1 played well but went down 4-2 to Goolwa. The team of Darren, Dave, Bree and Ella fought to the very end but to Goolwa’s credit they proved too strong for the second year against our team of heroes.

Division 2 did a great job reaching the grand final but it proved to be a bridge too far as they too went down to Goolwa. John, Chris T, Marg, Amy and Gael did a sterling job to reach the big game but Goolwa were too strong.

Our A Doubles combination of Chris H, Stephen, Erica, Val, Flora and Derek were the success story of the day winning the premiership 4 sets to 2 over Pt Elliot Red. The stars of the premiership was Val and Flora’s win in the women’s double that put the team up 2 sets to nil

after the first round of matches and Pt Elliot were chasing that margin all afternoon that proved too far to catch. [next page]

Yankalilla Arts and Creativity Grants and the Festival Fleurieu Piano

The Festival Fleurieu community piano was gifted to our community for the 2015 Festival and painted by local artist Barb Pettigrew. On the inside of the piano is an inscription regarding this lovely gift from the Fowles Family. The piano is located in the Normanville Mall, next to the chemist and supermarket and provides many budding and more experienced pianists the opportunity to ‘tinkle the ivories’

During the time of COVID, the piano was unavailable for use, but more recently has been once again available to all community members, whether wanting to just sit and listen or to have a ‘play’. I have found personally that when playing the piano, many people stop for a chat

with a story to be told… and new connections are made.

Once the piano was again available for all, the Yankalilla Men’s Shed came to the party with a new and renovated piano stool (kindly donated by Hanna and Don Law).

In addition, through a grant from the Yankalilla Council, the piano was recently tuned by Andrew from Brighton Pianos. Andrew delightfully advised that this Wertheim piano was built at the factory in Melbourne in 1904 (there is a picture of the actual factory on the inside of the piano)

Did you know that Arts and Creativity ‘quick response’ Grants of up to $1,000 each are available to any community member or group

who may have a creative idea that would contribute to creative expression across the Yankalilla District.

Creative ideas may include indigenous culture, exhibitions, public art, (most especially in main streets) partnering with other groups on an interesting idea and basically anything that celebrates the culture and heritage of the region. More details about these grants are available on the Yankalilla Council website or by contacting Claire Taylor on 8558 0200 or emailing her at council@yankalilla.sa.gov.au

Jillian Langford for the Arts and Creativity Advisory Group

Andrew from Brighton Pianos tuning the Festival Fleurieu community piano

The Wertheim Piano Factory, Melbourne 1904

L-R: New life members David Lush, Vic Walter with Club president Darren Lush (middle) and Paul and Caroline Martin representing their parents Dennis and Helen Martin.

Mens and Women's 2022-23 Club Champions Darren Lush and Erica Nicholls

Each team had a best performed player for the season with recipients and runner ups receiving an etched glass or drink bottle. The results were as follows:

Adults

Division 1 – Winner - Singles – Bree Leibhardt, Doubles – Ella Watters

Division 2 – Winner - Singles and Doubles –John Olson, Runner Up - Marg Dyer

A Doubles – Winner – Stephen Holt, Runner Up - Derek Tiller

B Doubles – Winner – Desiree James, Runner

Up - Margie Russell

Juniors

Division 1 – Winner - Ollie Martin, Runner Up –Zach Martin

Division 2 – Winner – Singles – Mitchell

Schuette, Doubles – Alice Threadgold

Most Games – Flynn Davis

Runners Up – Declan Horne & Will Davis

Sports Person (Fair play award) – Robbie Walter

Encouragement award – Braxton Horne

Club Championships

The club held its annual club championships held over the Saturdays of March 25th and April 1st to decide a junior, women’s and men’s champion for the season.

A total of 20 entrants across the 3 competitions played a round robin style competition with 2 finalists being decided by the two best performed players to play in the finals culminating in the following results:

Juniors

– Zach Martin defeating Stirling Down 6-3

Women’s – Erica Nicholls defeating Val Klemasz 6-2

Men’s - Darren Lush defeating Chris Horwood 9-8

There was some very entertaining tennis on show in the respective finals with the men’s match seeing Darren come from 2-8 down to overcome Chris in an exciting match that managed to keep the spectators on the clubroom verandah focusing on something apart from the very cold conditions that presented themselves that day.

New Life Members

At the wind-up dinner the club inducted four new life members in Vic Walter, David Lush and the late Dennis and Helen Martin. The club took the unusual but not unheard-of step of inducting Dennis and Helen who have been

deceased for 10 and 16 years respectively to recognise their outstanding contributions to the club and on the day they were represented by their adult children Paul and Caroline Martin. Paul and Caroline spoke from the heart of the love of their parents and what their parents had imparted on them as being part of the club and what the club meant to their parents and to themselves as individuals. As part of the presentation it was highlighted that Zach and Ollie Martin (Paul’s children) are now the fifth generation of Martin’s to play for the club; an outstanding achievement. Vic and David spoke about the happy memories, recalling stories from their time involved in the tennis club with Vic still a current player having led the B Doubles team this season. David is a still loyal supporter of the club, regularly turning up at different venues to watch matches and have a chat, even as far as Strathalbyn I recall on several occasions.

If you want to contact the club you can do so by contacting us on 0414 900 691, email: inmanvalleytennis@gmail.com or find us on Facebook at Inman Valley Tennis Club.

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Yankalilla Hockey

Unless you are an editor of the YRN, then by the time you read this, the Yankalilla Hockey Club will have kicked off its 2023 season with its first round of games on Saturday 29 April. The postEaster weather certainly rings of hockey, with cold blustery days!

The Club has been busy in the preseason countdown. Trainings are running Wednesdays 4:30-5:30. We are still happy to have new players of any age. Come out on Wednesdays to Memorial Park (behind the Yankalilla Bakery) for a look or contact Vanessa Black at 0415 647 271.

We’ve had some excitement with new sponsors. Mitre 10 has sponsored some prizes which we can use in raffles for our famous quiz night. We would like to welcome new sponsors Ray White and Elders, and also acknowledge previous sponsors Inman Garage, Tiliqua, Price Roberts and Normanville Chemplus Pharmacy. In other news, Hockeyworld, an

Adelaide-based hockey supply outlet, has come up with a scheme to encourage players to bring in new recruits. Any time an existing player brings in a new player who registers with the South Coast Hockey Association, that existing player goes into a draw for a very sharp looking gear pack including bag and stick. The more players you bring in, the more times you get your name in the draw! A big shout out to Hockey World for this initiative.

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My Home Hospital expands to Southern Fleurieu

17 April 2022

F or the very first time, people on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula will have access to hospital-level care in their own homes thanks to the expansion of My Home Hospital.

The service expansion means people who need public hospitallevel care, such as infections requiring IV antibiotics, exacerbation of respiratory conditions or immediate post operative care, can be offered the choice to have that care safely delivered in the comfort of their own home.

As well as daily visits from highly skilled nurses and paramedics, patients are remotely monitored using technology, giving round the clock virtual care.

My Home Hospital is a service delivered by Calvary Medibank Joint Venture. It has provided care to more than 6,500 patients since its launch in January 2021, and it is currently available in metropolitan Adelaide and the regions surrounding Gawler and Mount

Barker.

The service is also now available in ten towns across the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula, from Encounter Bay to Goolwa.

Patients can be referred to My Home Hospital by medical professionals, including general practitioners, emergency department clinicians, nurse practitioners, SA Virtual Care Service clinicians and SA Ambulance Service paramedics.

For more information, visit My Home Hospital <myhomehospital.sa.gov.au>.

Delivery of the My Home Hospital service has now been extended to:

• Victor Harbor

• Encounter Bay

• Goolwa

• Goolwa Beach

• Goolwa North

• Goolwa South

• Hayborough

• McCracken

• Middleton

• Port Elliot.

Have you seen a bandicoot recently?

Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu

Regional Ecologist Luke Price said the southern brown bandicoot is a threatened species and we are undertaking region-wide surveys to help determine where they still occur. Knowing where they are currently persisting will help with future assessments of the species’ conservation status and likewise help identify and manage threats to those populations.

“Southern brown bandicoots are the only species of bandicoot left in the Mount Lofty Ranges and Fleurieu Peninsula region and are nationally listed as Endangered under the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.” he said.

“The project team and hardworking

volunteers are continuing to look for any signs of bandicoots in their local area, and while there has been a number of recent sightings in parts of the Adelaide Hills, we need the community’s help to see where else in the region they still occur. We are particularly interested in sightings from the Fleurieu area where this species has been less commonly recorded.”

There are historical records of the species from as far south as Deep Creek National Park on the Fleurieu Peninsula to Para Wirra Conservation Park north of Adelaide. Bandicoots can be found in both remnant native bush areas and within more urban and periurban areas, where suitable habitat exists. They will utilise both dense native vegetation and non-native vegetation as habitat.

“Bandicoots are small marsupials which carry their young in a pouch. They grow to about the size of a rabbit, and are golden brown in

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Meet your Yankalilla Memorial Park!

Who among us Yankalillians has not been to the footy oval at the Yankalilla Memorial Park on a Saturday afternoon to cheer on the mighty Tigers? Or dropped by the clubhouse for a delicious Friday evening dinner? Perhaps you are a regular bowls player at the excellent bowls club facilities, or a golfer who has resolutely chased small white balls up and down those steep fairways. What you may not know, is that despite the name, the Yankalilla Memorial Park is a community-owned facility!

The Park now totals 30.7 hectares (roughly outlined in the map).The initial portion of land was purchased by members of the Community in 1924 for $1000. It was vested to the Yankalilla District Soldiers Memorial Inc. in 1946. The Memorial Park is unique in that many sporting clubs of the district are within the park boundaries. The Park is home to the Yankalilla Football, Cricket, Netball, Bowls, Golf and Hockey Clubs. There is a Management Committee composed of representatives from the Member Clubs who are responsible for the maintenance of the facility for sporting and recreational purposes. We are proud to take on this role, and work hard to make the Park friendly for sports players,

bandicoot over the next few months, to help plan upcoming wildlife camera surveys.

community members, visitors, walkers and recreationalists.

In important community-oriented ways, the Park serves as a Bushfire Last Resort Refuge, and the main oval is used by the SA Rescue

Helicopter as a landing area for retrievals.

Stay tuned next month for information on how the Park is funded and maintained.

colour. They can sometimes be confused with both native and exotic species of rats, however bandicoots have a tail that is shorter than their head and body length, and a large rump, relative to their head size,” said Luke.

Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu and its Bandicoot Superhighway Project partners are seeking help from the community to let us know where they have seen a bandicoot. Anyone that has seen a bandicoot in the last five years is encouraged to submit their sighting details to the online Bandicoot Superhighway portal. The team is also particularly interested to know if you see a

If you see a bandicoot, please submit it to the Bandicoot Superhighway portal via the link below. You don’t need a login to add your sighting. Please include a photo if have one as this helps with confirmation of identification.

Visit the Bandicoot Superhighway project webpage below for more information and link to the portal to add sightings https://www.landscape.sa.gov.au/ hf/bandicootsuperhighway

The Bandicoot Superhighway project is a partnership between the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board, Sturt Upper Reaches

Harry Venner on 0491 631 945 to discuss how he

Landcare Group, Department for Environment and Water, Green Adelaide, University of Adelaide, Friends of Parks, Nature Conservation Society of SA and private landholders. This project is funded by the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife and the Australian Government.

Have you seen a southern brown bandicoot (Isodon obesulus obesulus) recently?

The Bunnings BBQ on March 25th at Seaford store was a roaring success, only succeeded by Easter Saturday BBQ with more in following months, thanks to Bunnings assistance. Come join us for a snag.

Representing the Men’s Shed (pictured) Wayne Gibbs, Ash Edwards and Mark Hess won the Yankalilla lawn bowls. (I think the head gear gave them the win).

A visit to the Akaroa Men’s Shed in New Zealand by our treasurer Mark obtained some ideas for products to make here.

Let’s put Shed member Gus Gauvin under the microscope. Gus was born in Queensland in 1942, moving to Adelaide at the age of 7 and has supported the Port Adelaide football club since. Firstly, a secondary school teacher, worked at IBM before starting his own business he ran for 18 years. He was also a real estate agent until retirement in 2008, moving here in 2009. Gus enjoys driving around in his 21-yr. old Mercedes C180. He loves making things, this is why he joined the Men’s Shed. He also enjoys gardening and cooking; you

can meet Gus at our Bunnings BBQ. Gus is amazed at the technology he has witnessed in his young lifetime. (Pictured: Gus meeting Gus the dog at Bunnings). Thanks Gus. You’re not too old to learn, come join us.

Many thanks to the Yankalilla Bakery for their weekly donations. Friday morning tea would not be the same without your kindness. We proudly donated another SHELTER BOX worth $1,000 to the victims of the earthquake and floods that hit countries overseas in March. Your purchase of products assists us in helping others. Thank You. We use recycled timber wherever we can.

Enquiries to the Men’s Shed may be made to the Secretary John Nyveld on 0468370274 or email yankalillamensshed@gmail.com

Pretty Fishes of Yankalilla Bay with David Muirhead

The Banded Seaperch

Hypoplectrodes nigroruber

These have a wide distribution, from NSW to Kalbarri WA, including northern Tasmania. Based on available SA records including state and commonwealth Fisheries data, our Museum SA's ichthyology collection, the Atlas of Living Australia (the ALA, taxpayer funded, is Australia's peak biodiversity database) and other sources, the species appears most common in our Gulfs, Investigator Strait and the Great Australian Bight.

But all such records have inherent limitations.

These include weighting by bycatch records in commercial fisheries where other species are targeted, and the locations of coastal human population centres which are generally heavily fished recreationally.

In the Banded Seaperch's case, commercial long-lining generates a predictable bias towards seemingly higher densities in the GAB, where Bight Redfish are heavily targeted. And the locations of our major

coastal cities and towns skew numbers through the inevitably heavier recreational boat-hours on adjoining areas of reef.

However, this fish's wide southern Australian range and its strong association with rock reef from 3m to at least 35m depth, suggest that until recently it was probably prevalent anywhere in SA with rock reef habitat.

(Baker,J.L.(2011) Reef Fishes of Conservation Concern in South Australia-A field Guide (funded by the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges NRMB).

Incidentally, its worth noting that the Bight Redfish, which is also known as Red Snapper (and was incorrectly historically called Nannygai, an Eastern States species that doesn't occur here) can live for 70+ years.

With generous quotas and annual commercial catches of around 1000 tonnes per annum (mainly in the GAB), this highly regarded table fish looks set to emulate our Snapper fishery, and those with long memories will recall the fate of the Orange Roughy, a very longlived species that was fished to the brink of extinction on SE Australia's deeper offshore seamounts.

We love fish, but we ignore the

lessons of recent history at our peril.

But back to our fish of the month.

The Banded Seaperch is a stealth predator and feeds on smaller fishes.

We don't know how long-lived it is, but it belongs in the family Serranidae, whose members maintain a specific ratio of males to females in the population, and numbers per group, and are often long-lived, with low fecundity.

(The Harlequin Fish featured in this column last November is another local Serranid member, and some may recall the concerns I expressed about that magnificent fish's future in SA).

The Banded Seaperch, with it's strong reef association and slow

moving habit, is a sitting duck for spearos.

It only reaches about 30cm TL but is edible, enough said.

It is also a minor bycatch of lobster pots, and a minor catch of recreational and charter boat fishers.

It is also taken in low numbers for the aquarium trade.

Habitat impacts such as sedimentation and nutrient pollution on nearshore reefs such as those within Yankalilla Bay must also affect populations adversely. Closing on a positive note, the increasing focus on restoring shellfish reefs in coastal SA should help buffer these friendly and quite attractive smaller Serranids from further population decline.

Banded Seaperch, dunny block dive [NOTE WCC on back! circled] 29-01-2013

Banded Seaperch, Old Rapid Bay Jetty, depth 6m 01-04-2020

Blackbanded Sea Perch (+ horseshoe leatherjackets)

April Dinner Meeting

We had a very interesting guest speaker at our April dinner meeting. Rob Kirk, a descendant of Dr John Woodforde, described his arrival in SA with Colonel Light on The Rapid, firstly to Kangaroo Island then to Rapid Bay and eventually to Adelaide as part of the first survey team. The 6 Parrot Pudding recipe sounded interesting! As a doctor, Dr Woodforde cared for many new migrants and worked in the first Adelaide Hospital from 1841 with a total of 12 patients! Rob is pictured with a Meerschaum pipe which belonged to Dr Woodforde. Our dinner meetings are always a fun social event. If you would like to find out more about joining our club, just get in touch.

Lions Club of Yankalilla

School with a 1.92 x 1.92m double sided sign. The project partners include One World LED, who have given us a significant discount as this will be a pilot sign to showcase to the community the many benefits of the technology that the signs can utilise, and Telstra, who are supplying fibre network to the sign, courtesy of the Education Department Swift Network.

The upgraded sign will be available for use by both the school and the community to promote activities, information and events.

Photos show the current sign and what the new sign will look like. Watch this space (and the front of the school) for further updates!

IPads in action at Yankalilla School

We were invited into the Yankalilla School to see in action the IPADs that we donated. A few of our members had a great time with the students - It's great to see the results of our assistance doing so much!

AGFEST – what a great event!

Lions volunteers were feeding the masses at the inaugural FLEURIEU AGFEST tech day and careers expo on Monday 20th March at the Yankalilla Showground.

It was great to see it so well attended with children from at least Strathalbyn, Mt Compass, Murray Bridge, Kangaroo Island and Yankalilla schools. Feedback from the children that we

spoke to was very positive and they thoroughly enjoyed the day! Well done to the organisers.

Smart City Sign to Go Ahead

The Lions Club have had the use of a trailer mounted LED Smart City sign for over 6 months to gauge community feedback and look at possible locations for a permanent sign. A number of local clubs and community organisations have utilised the opportunity for information to be displayed on the sign to promote their activities and events and the feedback has been very encouraging.

Over the past 3 months the Lions Club has had discussions with Christine Bell, Principal, Yankalilla Area School, and One World LED about the costs and feasibility of upgrading the existing sign at the school to a Smart City sign. We have now reached the stage where we have sufficient funds available from both the school and the Lions Club to be able to upgrade the existing sign at the Yankalilla Area

Great attendances at Easter Car Boot Sale

Great turnout at the annual Lions Car Boot Sale on Easter Saturday 8th April.

The weather cleared up early in the morning and we had a good mix of locals and visitors explore the 15 stalls we had there.

This has turned out to be a great family outing over the Easter weekend - Until next year!

Lions Events

Lions Club is interested in sponsoring young persons aged 5 to 15 who have (or may develop) an interest in modern electronics.

Techspace Learning ran a Beginners 1 course during term 3 last year, and a second B1 course during term 1 this year. A new B1 course is proposed for term 2, beginning Sunday 7th May, 2023. There will be eight one-hour sessions at 1pm on Sundays.

Bookings are essential. Call Jim on 0419 807 149, or email yanklions@gmail.com

Robotics Beginners Course - 7th May

Lions Quiz Night. Quizmaster Rob French– 19th May

Bush Dance featuring Hard Yacka Bush Band – 10th

June

See separate adverts on this spread.

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Tickets - $10/Adult

BYO Supper & Nibbles.

Tea/Coffee & Bar facilities available

Tables of 8 people may be reserved by contacting: Jackie Dedicoat - 0437 796 775

Proceeds to go to Lions Projects

BUSH

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SATURDAY 10TH JUNE 2023 7:00PM TO 11:00PM

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The Night Shift ! with The Backyard Universe

Solar and lunar eclipses sometimes occur in pairs. For example the total lunar eclipse we saw on 8 November 2022 was preceded by a partial solar eclipse on 25 October (visible only from the northern hemisphere). We get two similar eclipse pairings in 2023:

-- The solar eclipse on 20 April (see last month's issue) is followed by a penumbral lunar eclipse on 6 May.

-- The annular solar eclipse on 14 October (visible from USA, central America, Colombia & Brazil) is followed by a partial lunar eclipse on the morning of 29 October. Penumbral lunar eclipses occur when the full Moon passes close to the Earth's shadow but doesn't enter it. If you were on the Moon you would see the Earth partially eclipsing the Sun. But seen from Earth they're not obvious unless (1) the "miss distance" is very small and (2) you're paying attention to how bright the Moon appears.

would see an almost-total eclipse of the Sun by the Earth lasting about 4 hours, whereas an observer near the Moon's south pole would see only a small part of the Sun being eclipsed for a few minutes. From here on Earth you probably won't notice anything unusual about this full moon before about 2:15am or after about 3:30am.

Diagrams of this eclipse from NASA or Wikipedia will show the Moon north-up, like a map, beneath the Earth's shadow. But from our latitudes the Moon's north pole never points upwards. In fact at maximum eclipse the Moon's north pole will be pointing to about 4 o'clock as seen from here, so it will be the Moon's right edge (not the top) that will look less bright than usual.

in this view just after maximum eclipse the Moon's lower left edge is closest to the shadow and less bright than usual. As you can see, penumbral eclipses are subtle rather than spectacular. From our latitudes the Moon's disc always appears to turn slowly anticlockwise from moonrise to moonset. But it's actually you who is rotating, courtesy of our spinning

Earth [see diagram].

Bright planets in May:

Mercury reappears in the eastern morning twilight mid-month.

Venus dominates the northwest evening sky all month.

Mars is also visible in the northwest evening sky. From May 31 to June 4 it passes directly in front of the Beehive star cluster, providing a beautiful sight in binoculars. Jupiter is visible low in the eastern morning sky all month.

Saturn rises about 1am on May 1 but becomes an evening planet by the end of May, rising shortly before midnight on May 31. The Moon passes near Saturn on May 14, near Mercury & Jupiter on May 18, near Venus on May 23 and near Mars on May 24 & 25.

The annual Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks in the pre-dawn hours during the first weekend in May. Unfortunately so does the full moon which will blot out most of the meteors!

Until next month…

Fraser

During this month's penumbral eclipse the Moon's northern edge gets to within 200km of the Earth's shadow, at 2:53am on the morning of 6 May [see diagram]. An observer near the Moon's north pole

The photo of the 30 November 2020 penumbral eclipse was taken in far north SA. The eclipse geometry was similar to this month's event, but happening during moonrise early evening. So